Is East Boston Walkable?

Explore East Boston

Discover the infrastructure and walkability score of different areas in East Boston

Population: 43K

Score Range

9-79 (best: 86)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 10 sample points50% score 60+10% score 80+

Groceries

63

Restaurants & Cafes

42

Public Transit

44

Healthcare

75

Education

65

Parks & Recreation

68

Shopping

30

Entertainment

46

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Is East Boston walkable? East Boston Walkability Overview

Is East Boston walkable? It depends on where you live. Some neighborhoods are very walkable, but about half of the city really needs a car. About a third scores well for walking.

A few pockets offer good walkability - use the map to locate them.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (75)

Weakest categories

Restaurants & Cafes (42), Shopping (30)

Scores range from 3 to 86 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

Walkability by Neighborhood in East Boston

Scores vary across different areas. Here are the neighborhoods ranked by walkability.

NeighborhoodScore
Top areaSouth End
86
East Boston
78
Somerville
78
Revere
64
South Boston
57
Everett
52
Medford
48
Winthrop
10
Southern-Eastern East Boston
3
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